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Here Are Some Key Market Facts

Updated July 19, 2002 10:02 p.m. ET

Stocks plummeted Friday as investors worried about whether they will see a rebound in corporate profits soon. The slump is another blow to a market already in a swoon from a spate of corporate accounting scandals that has shaken investors' confidence. Here is a look at where the market stands.

Friday The Dow industrials skidded 390.23, or 4.6%, to 8019.26 points. The Nasdaq composite index dropped 37.80, or 2.8%, to 1319.15. The S&P 500 index lost 33.81, or 3.8%, to 847.75. For the Week The Dow industrials has dropped 7.7% to 8019.26. The Nasdaq composite has dropped nearly 4% percent to 1,319.15. The...